Customer Reviews
Hilarious - By: Taiji monk, 22 Mar 2007 
This is taiji simpified to nothing. What an accomplishment, folks!!!! Make it so easy that it no longer gives you a workout! Genius!!!
Good introduction - By: Eq, 22 Jan 2007 
This DVD is a good t'ai chi introduction. The two instructors demonstrate the form against a clear, uncluttered background & then repeat the various postures & motions slowly, with commentary, so that you can easily follow them while watching. It's presented in a friendly, common-sense way.
The accompanying book consists almost entirely of textual descriptions & photographs of the parts of the form, which don't seem very necessary given the presence of the DVD. Some simplified diagrams of the motions might have made things clearer than the photographs.
Good introduction - By: The Fisher Price King, 11 Aug 2005 This is a simple introduction to tai chi, aimed at the pure beginner. It provides a step by step routine which can easily be performed at home. There are plenty of clear illustrations, & the text is also very straightforward. There is a 40-minute accompanying DVD. Overalll this is a good value introduction, presenting a simplified but accurate form of tai chi.
Very simple but very good - By: R. Agar-Hutton, 20 Mar 2004 
Having studied Tai Chi since the late 1970's & having taught it since the mid 90's (www.p-k-j.org), I was a bit sceptical & didn't think that this book would have anything new or worthwhile in it... I was wrong.
Graham & Lorraine have put together a simple & elegant eight move Tai Chi form that I now both practice & teach. All the moves in the 8 form are taken from the 24 move short form which was created in 1956 in China & thus it is both a good introduction to the 24 & also a novel extra practice form for students already familiar with the 24.
The great thing about their 8 form is that it takes virtuallly no space to practice so can be done at home, at work, in a hotel, even in a lift... Anywhere.
The book is clear & easy to read & the DVD is simple to follow & quite well produced.
It is simply excellent value for money.
